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Chapter 647: A Bustling New Year

Although Warner Bros. plans to disengage with Gilbert Jr., there is one important film series that Gilbert Jr. has to complete, the Batman series.

Kiri Ross originally planned to hand "Batman" over to another director, but was unanimously opposed by executives, and the opposition was even louder than the decoupling plan.

The reason is simple. Projects related to Cantaloupe Studios still need to share profits with Disney, but the "Batman" project belongs to Warner itself.

"Batman" was finally brought back to life in the hands of Gilbert Jr., and everyone is worried about finding another director to take over at this time!

Due to the huge opposition, Kiri Ross had to compromise and continue to hand over "Batman" to Gilbert Jr.

So when Gilbert Jr. was busy with the post-production of "Edgewalker", Gad Wilson, vice president of Warner Pictures, came to him.

"Gad, what brings you here?"

After the assistant served the tea, little Gilbert was smiling as usual.

Gad Wilson smiled bitterly and said, "Little Gilbert, Warner's recent series of actions were not my intention. But I cannot resist the will of the group's board of directors. I hope you can understand."

"Of course, Gard, otherwise I wouldn't have let you in." Little Gilbert expressed his understanding, and then asked: "You must have something to ask me? What is it?"

"Well, after internal discussions, we still believe that you are the most suitable director for the Batman series of films, so we hope that you can continue to direct the series."

Gard Wilson said this and felt himself blushing.

If Gilbert Jr. is really as important as he says, what Warner should do is to keep Gilbert Jr. instead of kicking him out.

Little Gilbert said with a slightly sarcastic smile: "Really? I thought you were going to change the director. To be honest, I'm quite looking forward to who you can find to direct it."

Gad Wilson laughed and said, "You must be kidding. I don't think anyone can take over this series. No one else has the ability to do it!"

Little Gilbert did not embarrass Gad Wilson: "Okay, I know it's not your fault. But go back and tell Qili Ross that if I'm directing, she can't interfere.

Otherwise, she can find whoever she wants, and I won’t direct again.”

Gad Wilson quickly assured him, "Of course not. You are a professional when it comes to movies."

"That's good..."

After Gad Wilson left, Cameron Diaz asked Gilbert Jr. curiously: "Why do you still want to direct when everyone is about to kick you out?"

"Earn some money!"

Seeing Cameron Diaz's obvious disbelief, Gilbert Jr. said earnestly, "Michelle, I personally resurrected Bruce Wayne, and I want to see this through to the end."

Cameron Diaz nodded slightly in approval: "Except for the Lord of the Rings trilogy which was completed in one go, I have never seen you direct the second or third subsequent works in the series.

It seems that this Batman film has the potential to become a classic.”

What Cameron Diaz said is indeed true. After the great success of "The Matrix", Gilbert Jr. was handed over to James Gunn.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" was a global hit, and the sequel was given to Stephen Sommers.

It can be seen that Gilbert Jr. is not very interested in so-called sequel movies, but is more keen on trying and exploring different themes and making some original movies.

While Gilbert's original films tend to do well, it's no secret that sequels and adaptations are more likely to be successful.

Otherwise, why is he Little Gilbert, who has the ability to make original movies sell well?

Little Gilbert smiled and said, "I hope Miss Boone will show some mercy. The negotiations on pay won't be easy when the time comes!"

"Humph!" Cameron Diaz snorted coldly, "It's better not to let them have it easy. Can you ask for 30 million in salary? Ask for it fiercely." "Hahaha, that makes sense. I want 30 million in salary..."

This is of course just a joke. No matter how great Gilbert Jr. is, Warner Bros. can't possibly pay him 20 million. But if there is no 20+ pay, Gilbert Jr. would rather let "Batman" end badly.

By the end of January, Edgewalker had completed all of its production.

Just like the movie seasons of summer, Christmas, and spring, the TV drama market is also divided into different seasons. The hottest season in the TV drama market is also the summer season, and the autumn season is also good.

After discussion, "EdgeWalker" was finally decided to be broadcast during the summer season. According to the adjustments made by HBO and Disney's pay channels, it is expected to broadcast two episodes every weekend starting from the first weekend of June.

Xigua Video will update the show on the following Monday after it is broadcast on the TV channel, allowing viewers to watch it through the website.

One advantage of watching on the website is that you can pause, rewind and fast forward at any time. When the audience misses a wonderful scene, they can review it on the website.

It’s different with TV channels. If you want to watch a rerun, you have to pay to watch it on demand.

After the production was completed, Gilbert Jr. was not idle. The promotion of "Edgewalker" also went according to the normal plan, and the character posters were released in early February.

Starring Andrew Garfield, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Roberts, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson and others have also begun promoting the series.

For example, when participating in some talk shows, this series will be mentioned in the show.

Of course, the final promotion will definitely be for Gilbert Jr. to take the main creators on a show to do the final promotion for the series.

At the same time, a lot of information has been updated on the official website to complete the cyberpunk worldview.

Cyberpunk has its own original works and settings, and the settings of the board game are also relatively complete. But after being made into a film and television work, more settings were supplemented by Edgewalker.

This is also the purpose of this series. In addition to telling the story of David Martinez and Lucy, its main purpose is to popularize some concepts of cyberpunk to the audience.

You don't need to understand it, just have a general idea of ​​it.

So that he wouldn't be confused when later works mentioned concepts such as prosthetics, cyber hackers, EMP, cyberpsychosis, black walls, etc.

Of course, this is not a preachy film, the story is still the most important thing. I believe that the story of David Martinez and Lucy will move many viewers.

The process of Rebecca's transformation will surely make the audience jealous, and Adam Hammer will become one of the most successful villains.

The promotion and marketing rhythm of a TV series is very different from that of a movie. The cycle is longer, and attention will be maintained through continuous release of materials.

Gilbert did not release the trailer for this series during the Super Bowl. It is quite strange to think that a series would suddenly appear among a bunch of movie trailers.

The main reason is that it costs too much and is not worth it.

After the Super Bowl, posters for Edgewalker have begun to appear in major cities across the U.S. The trailer has also been aired on TV channels, giving viewers a sneak peek.

The trailer was also released early on Xigua Video, attracting a lot of clicks and views from the audience.

In addition, many film and television bloggers received business orders and began to make random guesses about the content of the trailer.

The main purpose of the show is to attract viewers to watch and thus become interested in the series.

Not only are North American audiences looking forward to it, but many overseas audiences have also left messages expressing their high expectations for the series.

Everyone was curious about what little Gilbert could become.

(End of this chapter)